1 1 6 Subtropical Gardening. 



water-side of the high mound in the Royal Botanic Gar- 

 dens, Regent's Park, it is in even better health than at 

 Kew, though it has not had any protection for years, and 

 stood the fearfully hard frost of i860. If small plants 

 of this are procured, it is better to grow them on freely 

 for a year or two in the greenhouse, and then turn them 

 out in April, spreading the roots a little and giving them 

 a deep loamy soil. Plant in a sheltered place, so that 

 the leaves may not be injured by winds when they grow 

 up and get large. A gentle hollow, or among shrubs on 

 the sides of some sheltered glade, will prove the best 

 place for it. The establishment of a palm among our 

 somewhat monotonous shrubbery and garden vegetation 

 is surely worthy of a little trouble, and the precautions 

 indicated will prove quite sufficient. 



Chamserops Palmetto {Palmetto Palm). — This is 

 a rather slow-growing species, but valuable on account 

 of its hardiness. It grows to a height of about 15 ft, 

 and has glaucous or sea-green, fan-shaped leaves, divided 

 into long narrow segments. The stem is smooth or with- 

 out prickles. It is a very fine object when planted out ; 

 and, grown in tubs in a cool house or conservatory, stands 

 the open air in summer well, and should be put out at 

 the end of May. 



*Chenopodium Atriplicis. — A vigorous-growing 

 Chinese annual, with an angular, erect, slightly branched, 

 reddish stem, over 3 ft. in height, the young shoots and 

 leaves covered with a fine rosy violet powder. The 

 leaves are very numerous, nearly spoon-shaped, and long- 

 stalked. This plant is very ornamental in foliage, and 

 well adapted for planting on grass-plats or grouping with 



